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Dear Parents,

The holiday blues are a sure sign of a FANTASTIC holiday when lots of fun, memorable moments were created which one can look back on and get back to work with renewed zeal. WELCOME BACK! Orientation Programme – Class Nursery

An orientation programme for the parents of Nursery children was conducted on 17th June 2017 for the academic session 2017-18. The session began with a welcome address by Ms. Radhika Nagori, the Co-ordinator of the Pre-Primary wing. The parents were shown a lucid presentation about the events held during the previous academic year (2016-17). The sections of all the students were announced and parents were given the login details of the dpshcampuscare website. The Principal Mrs. Geetha Vishwanathan emphasized the role of parents in shaping in the initial years of their child’s growth.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL Hyderabad DIPSCOOP

July, 2017 Volume 8 Issue 2

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Ramzan and Environment Day Special Assembly – Class Prep.

The blooming buds of Prep. A & B presented the Ramzan Special Assembly on Friday, 23rd June 2017. It started with a welcome note addressed to the Principal, teachers and parents. This was followed by an inspiring thought shared by our students in the form of “Nukkad Natak”. In order to explain the theme “Environment Day”, and students took turns and came forward to speak a few lines on why we celebrate Environment Day. The children were beautifully dressed and delivered their dialogues confidently and explained the significance of this festival through a discussion supported by the commentary by the young narrators interspersed with graceful dance performances.

Inter House Competitions

Environment Week – Class I and II

The Inter-house competition for Grades 1 and 2 was held during the environment week on 20th June. The theme of the competition was “Saving Our Environment”. “Paper Collage” competition was conducted for Grade 1 and “Bookmark Design” Competition for Grade 2. There was 100% participation from both the grades. The students made lot of thought provoking and colourful work, which transcended their age. Participants were judged on the basis of creativity, aesthetics and content.

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Poster making Competition - Class III and IV

Wednesday, 21st June 2017 saw the students of class III & IV very energized as they got ready to participate in the Inter House Poster Making Competition. The competition was open for all the students and the young scholars were soon busy drawing, colouring and making beautiful creations to display their talent and creativity. To celebrate World Environment Month, the topic for Class III was ‘Save Trees, Breathe Free’ and for Class IV was ‘Save Water, Save the Earth’. The aim was to make the young students’ environment conscious citizens of the future. The final round was judged by Ms. Rita and Ms. Aruna.

Poster & Slogan Writing Competition – Class V

An Inter House Poster & Slogan Writing Competition was held on 23rd for class V on the topics.

a) Health and Yoga b) Animal Conservation

The students worked with a lot of interest and enthusiasm and used different colours and their creativity to design thoughtful posters. Five best entries were selected from each section and were handed over to the judges which were later displayed for students and teachers. The work was judged by Ms. Laxmi Samal and Mr. Anand. Collage making Competition – Class VI

Education should be an amalgamation of information as well as expression. Keeping this in view an inter house Collage making contest for class VI was held on 23rd June, 2017. The objective of this competition was to develop the creative and artistic sense in the students. Students were judged based on their ability to connect to the theme, artistic visual appearance and application of different materials.

Creative Corner from e-WASTE – Class VII

An Inter House Competition – ‘CREATIVE CORNER from e-WASTE’ for class VII was held on 22nd June, 2017. Students were asked to use waste products of computer and make either utility item or any decorative piece. The students worked with a lot of interest and enthusiasm and used different parts like keys of broken keyboard, speakers of headphone, broken chips, wires etc. They made beautiful and colourful items in different shapes and sizes. The students participated with lots of zeal and enthusiasm working in an organized manner. The work was judged by Ms. Rama Ananth and Ms. Raina.

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Debate Competition – Class IX & X

Sapphire house conducted an Inter house debate competition which was held on 19th June, 2017. It was on the topic "Should Social Media filter out new stories", for classes IX and X. The event was a huge success. It was heartening to see the students well prepared.

All the contestants put forward their views eloquently. It was a closely contested competition. Ms. Pallavi and Ms. Janaki were the judges for class X and Ms. Ratnamala and Ms. Raina were the judges for class IX. The judges had the tough job of choosing the winners.

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EXTEMPORE Competition – ‘Ad Libitum’ Classes XI & XII

Yoga is not just about asanas or meditation. Yoga is a journey, a journey of the self, through the self, to the self. In keeping with the day’s theme, the students of grade 11 and 12 organized an Inter-house extempore competition “Ad Libitum” on the morning of International Yoga Day. The various topics set for the day revolved around ‘Yoga and Wellness’, and the contestants were to present their perspectives on the topics given to them in a limited time. The competition kicked off with the anchors warmly welcoming the audience and the judges for the day, Mrs. Pallavi Dasani and Mrs. Radha for class 12 and Ms. Ambika Mittal and Ms. Nandita Karan for class 11. This was followed by the contestants from the four houses sharing their views on various issues related to Yoga. This competition marked another remarkable Yoga day celebrated at DPS, Hyderabad.

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Special Events

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATIONS, 21st June 2017

JUNIOR WING

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside. International Day of Yoga or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. The students of the junior wing of Delhi Public School, Hyderabad also celebrated this day with great fervour. The Wing I/C Ms. Sharmila stressed on the importance of good breathing techniques and how the youngsters must adopt a more active lifestyle and inculcate Yoga in their everyday life. This was followed by a session of Yoga practice. Mr. Srikanth (PET) demonstrated various yoga postures and Ms. Prassanna (PET) spoke about their benefits. The students performed every posture sincerely and enjoyed doing so. The children also took an oath to make Yoga a part of their daily life. The Class teachers not only assisted the kids when they required help but also performed the various asanas themselves. It was an exhilarating experience for all. The programme ended with a lively rendition by Mr. Kevin and Ms. Srilatha on the occasion of International Music Day.

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SENIOR WING

Delhi Public School, Hyderabad celebrated International Yoga Day and International Music Day on 21st

June 2017. Students of grade 11 and 12 assembled at the football ground for a rejuvenating yoga session. The Principal, Ms. Geetha Vishwananthan and Headmistress, Ms. Annapurna Devi graced the occasion. The event started with the Pranayama (prayer). Acknowledging International Music Day, the music teacher Ms. Lalitha guided the students through some vocal warm up which helps in controlling breathing and sharpening focus. Mr. Ravi from sports department guided the students through the basic stretching exercises to prepare the body for yoga. He then went on to demonstrate various asanas such as Tadasana (Mountain pose), Vrikshasana (Tree pose), Trikonasana (Triangle pose), Kursiasana (Chair pose) and ended with the Sukhasna (Meditation) with the students diligently copying the poses. This was followed by the rendering of an oath, to find inner peace and impart it to our surroundings, by the Principal. This programme was conducted for students of grades 5 to 12, thus celebrating International Music Day and International Yoga Day.

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Student Think Tank for India

The moderators of the Student Think Tank for India (STTI), conducted a 'baat cheet', a workshop, on 20th June 2017 for the students of Grade IX in the school premises as a part of their Hyderabad Chapter. The main focus of the STTI is to help the students involve in critical thinking and Civic engagement. They mainly focused on the need of an independent and unbiased opinion among the teenagers. The students were also told about the importance of respecting the opinions of the others and becoming more tolerant. The workshop was made interesting by a role play and questions posed by the moderator, Ms Maitree, which kept the audience full of beans. The Student community got a perspective of the Programme and showed interest in participating in the future programmes.

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Achievements Galore

Venkata Pranavi from XII-B has won the Best Execution in TIE Young Entrepreneur Business Plan.

Class XII (2016-2017) Students

Kuchi Sravya secured All India Rank 53rd in AIIMS, All India Rank 240 in NEET and All India 16th rank in KVPY ( Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana ). She joined in MBBS, AIIMS Bhubaneshwar.

Naman Gour got admission in Computer Science in Georgia Tech University, California.

Battula Rajyashri got admission in Artificial Intelligence in Comp. Science, Brown University, USA.

Pradmyumna secured All India Rank 183 IISER Aptitude Test and got admission in IISER, Mohali.

Yalamanchili Ramasai and Ashish K. James got admission in NALSAR.

Yamini Jayaswal secured All India 5th Rank in NIFT Entrance and joined in Fashion Tech., NIFT,

Mumbai.

Mopuri Sisira secured 2nd Rank in AP LAWCET and 10th Rank in TS LAWCET.

Dhruv Vijay Maroo got admission in International Relations & Affairs in University of Cincinnati,

USA.

Dimple Ramchandani got admission in BA Journalism, University of London.

Niharika Agarwal and Anusha Sharma got admission in SRCC and LSR, Delhi University.

Sukriti Lakhtakia got admission in BA Hons., Delhi University.

Until our next issue… Keep Smiling.